More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.

This twenty-fifth wave notified 129 schools and libraries applicants.

The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed nationally to schools and libraries in the form of a discount on eligible services for this wave: nearly $23 million.

The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed to New Jersey in the form of a discount on eligible services in this wave: $55,688.77. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $55,688.77, which is 2.9% of national total thus far (over $2 billion).

The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave twenty-five: 12.

The number of agencies notified in this twenty-fourth wave: 4. (New Jersey comprised 2.9% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)

Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(No Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

*Amount = Funds committed in the form of a discount on eligible services (telecommunications and dedicated services, Internet access, and internal connections).

**Abbott districts.